An edition of The faith instinct
(2009)
The faith instinct
how religion evolved and why it endures
by Nicholas Wade
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Draws on a broad range of scientific evidence to theorize an evolutionary basis for religion, considering how religion may have served as an essential component of early society survival and that the brain may be inherently inclined toward religious behavior.
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The faith instinct: how religion evolved and why it endures
2009, Penguin Press
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The faith instinct: how religion evolved and why it endures
2009, Penguin Press
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Table of Contents
The nature of religion
The moral instinct
The evolution of religious behavior
Music, dance and trance
Ancestral religion
The transformation
The tree of religion
Morality, trust and trade
The ecology of religion
Religion and warfare
Religion and nation
The future of religion.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-297) and index.
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Noted science writer Nicholas Wade offers for the first time a convincing case based on a broad range of scientific evidence for the evolutionary basis of religion.
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